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Definitions

incisive

[in-sahy-siv] / ɪnˈsaɪ sɪv /
ADJECTIVE
intelligent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concise penetrating piercing trenchant
WEAK
acute bright clever keen perspicacious profound sharp
Antonyms
STRONGEST
weak
WEAK
gentle incompetent kind nice stupid
ADJECTIVE
sarcastic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acerbic biting caustic concise mordant penetrating sardonic satirical scathing succinct terse trenchant
WEAK
acerb acid clear-cut crisp cutting drilling laconic severe sharp slashing tart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm kind lengthy long-winded mild nice wordy
WEAK
gentle incompetent stupid

Example Sentences

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Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Complaints about kicking imagine England would do something more incisive and effective if they kept the ball in hand.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

That was the culmination of an incisive City counter-attack and they pulled Newcastle apart again with another rapid raid in the 32nd minute.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

It still had the southern richness of tone, but it had become suddenly more clear cut and incisive.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie